Flyers pushed to brink

6:13 AM,
May 7, 2012

New Jersey Devils' Dainius Zubrus, right, of Lithuania, celebrates with teammate Zach Parise, center, after scoring an empty net goal while Philadelphia Flyers' Danny Briere skates by during the third period of Game 4 of a second-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, Sunday, May 6, 2012 in Newark, N.J. The Devils won 4-2 and take a 3-1 lead in the series.

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RANDY MILLER
| Courier-Post Staff

There was no sugarcoating what has been painfully obvious, no glass-half-full chirping about making a sudden turnaround to save a dying season.

The Flyers resorted to honesty Sunday night after getting smothered again by the New Jersey Devils, who won this one 4-2 to take a 3-games-to-1 lead in a best-of-seven Eastern Conference Semifinal series that has been shockingly one-sided.

"We could use backs-against-the-wall, that kind of stuff, but if we play that way, it's going to be a long summer to sit and think about what could have been," Flyers left wing Scott Hartnell said. ...